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3. A mess; trouble. [Obs.] Beau. &
Fl.

Mash tun, a large tub used in making mash
and wort.

Mash, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Mashed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Mashing.] [Akin to G. meischen, maischen, to
mash, mix, and prob. to mischen, E. mix. See 2d
Mash.] To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy
state by beating or pressure; to bruise; to crush; as, to mash
apples in a mill, or potatoes with a pestle. Specifically
(Brewing), to convert, as malt, or malt and meal, into the
mash which makes wort.

Mashing tub, a tub for making the mash in
breweries and distilleries; -- called also mash tun, and
mash vat.

Mash"er (?), n. 1.
One who, or that which, mashes; also (Brewing), a machine
for making mash.

2. A charmer of women. [Slang]
London Punch.

Mash"lin (?), n. See
Maslin.

Mash"y (?), a.


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